This could be an interesting fixture as Zorya have their presumed home advantage, while Kolos Kovalivka are ahead 1 point in the Premier League standings.
- Zorya have the most conceded goals (13) in Premier League
- Kolos Kovalivka have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Premier League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Zorya form and stats
Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Zorya, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadion Dynamo im. Valery Lobanovsky.
Zorya lost their last game at Dnipro-1 (placed 1st) after a 0-3 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Hirnyk that ended 2-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Zorya have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Goals are appearing in numbers in this team's league matches, with 6 in a row having three or more goals (over 2.5).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Zorya as they are travelling to their away game against Chornomorets in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
Zorya are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadion Dynamo im. Valery Lobanovsky in their league games, having scored an impressive 8 goals in 3 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Kolos Kovalivka form and stats
The Premier League season is young and Kolos Kovalivka have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Kolos Kovalivka aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 197 league minutes without a goal. Myakushko was the last player to find the net.
Kovalivka played 0-0 against Inhulets in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's place.Kolos Kovalivka are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Few goals? 6 league matches in a row with this team have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Kolos Kovalivka manager Vyshnyak as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Shakhtar Donetsk.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Kolos Kovalivka has managed {1 goals} and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior seven meetings between these two participants are: five wins for Zorya, one draw and one win for Kolos Kovalivka. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last seven duels.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Rusyn 2 goals |  D. Myshnov 2 goals |  I. Kyryukhantsev 2 goals |
Zorya missing players
Kolos Kovalivka missing players
| Zorya | Kolos Kovalivka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 12 | 8 | 4.5 |
| 7 | 6.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9 | 5.8 |
| 4.4 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 41% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 31% |
| 12 | 11.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 6.4 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2 |
- All of Kolos Kovalivka's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Zorya's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Kolos Kovalivka have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Premier League
- Kolos Kovalivka have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League
- Kolos Kovalivka have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Kolos Kovalivka have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Kolos Kovalivka have yet to win a game away.
- Zorya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Zorya have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Zorya have not yet lost a game at home.
- Zorya have scored more than double the goals of Kolos Kovalivka.
- Zorya have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Premier League
- Zorya have the most conceded goals (13) in Premier League
- Zorya have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Zorya have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Zorya have the most points from losing position (4) in Premier League
- Zorya have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
- Zorya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Zorya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dnipro-1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Kolos Kovalivka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Oleksandria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Veres | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Zorya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Metal Kharkiv | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Vorskla | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Minai | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Lviv | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Rukh Vynnyky | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Inhulets | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Hirnyk | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Chornomorets | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
